Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England.
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Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England.
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Spinnaker Tower was designed by local firm HGP Architects and engineering consultants Scott Wilson and built by Mowlem.
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The Spinnaker Tower reflects Portsmouth's maritime history through its design and is named after a spinnaker, a type of sail that balloons outward.
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Spinnaker Tower is owned by Portsmouth City Council and is operationally managed by Continuum Leading Attractions, a cultural attractions group based in York.
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Spinnaker Tower was repainted and rebranded as the "Emirates Spinnaker Tower" from July 2015 following a five-year commercial sponsorship deal with Dubai-based Emirates airline.
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Portsmouth's Millennium Spinnaker Tower, as it was originally intended to be named, was a project conceived in 1995 to design a monument to commemorate the Millennium celebrations in the year 2000.
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Choice of three different Millennium Spinnaker Tower designs were presented to the people of Portsmouth for a public poll in early 1998.
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Spinnaker Tower has suffered from a number of issues since opening, including a malfunctioning external glass lift.
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Spinnaker Tower was dedicated on 16 October 2005 and opened two days later.
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